1. Poker Face - Lady GaGa
Lady GaGa claims her second US #1 hit with "Poker Face," just under 3 months after she scored her first #1 with her first hot 100 hit "Just Dance." As Billboard reported, she is the first artist since Christina Aguilera to hit #1 with her first two hit singles. Aguilera did it 9 year ago with "Genie in a Bottle" and "What a Girl Wants." "Poker Face" is the fourth single to top both the US and UK singles charts this year. The two countries' charts on more parallel this year than they've been at any point since I've been following the UK charts for the last 11 years. Last year, there were only 3 common #1 hits between the two countries (4 if you count "Bleeding Love," which hit #1 in the UK in 2007 and in the US in 2008). Why not do a little analysis?
Songs this decade that have hit #1 in both the US and UK (by year #1 in US):
2000:
1. Music - Madonna
2. Independent Women Part 1 - Destiny's Child
2001:
1. It Wasn't Me - Shaggy
2. Angel - Shaggy
3. Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil Kim, & Mya
2002:
1. Dilemma - Nelly & Kelly Rowland
2. Lose Yourself - Eminem
2003:
1. Crazy in Love - Beyonce
2004:
1. Yeah! - Usher
2. Burn - Usher
3. Goodies - Ciara (2005 in UK)
2005
none
2006
1. You're Beautiful - James Blunt (2005 in UK)
2. So Sick - Ne-Yo
3. Hips Don't Lie - Shakira
4. Sexyback - Justin Timberlake
2007
1. Give It to Me - Timbaland ft. Justin Timberlake & Nelly Furtado
2. Umbrella - Rihanna
3. Stronger - Kanye West
2008
1. Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis (2007 in UK)
2. Take a Bow - Rihanna
3. Viva la Vida - Coldplay
4. I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
2009 (so far)
1. Just Dance - Lady GaGa
2. My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson
3. Right Round - Flo Rida
4. Poker Face - Lady GaGa
8. The Climb - Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus "climbs" back into the top 10 at #8. The single debuted at #1.
10. Love Sex Magic - Ciara Featuring Justin Timberlake
Ciara and JT zoom up 17 notches to #10, landing Ciara her 8th top 10 and Justin Timberlake his 11th. It's this week's sales gainer.
39. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
Black Eyed Peas land their 8th top 40 hit and this week's Airplay Gainer as "Boom Boom Pow" climbs 15 spots to #39. It's the first single from their upcoming fifth album, The E.N.D.
3 comments:
Nice breakdown on the #1s. You have my chart geek respect, as always.
Good grief. I now think i must be mentally ill for not getting the gaga phenomenon AT ALL! And yes, i agree with John!
Thanks guys! Paul, I don't think you're mentally ill. I like "Poker Face," but I didn't care for "Just Dance" and I thought the album was mediocre.
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